Auckland, New Zealand: The Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) is continuing to support the staff of 3 Pacific Island government audit offices to set up a formal system of audit quality management (SoAQM) with a second in-person workshop, starting today.
The first workshop in August 2025 covered the main concepts of the processes in the SoAQM such as quality risk management, monitoring quality and remediation of deficiencies, and the evaluation of the system. It also equipped participants to carry out a needs analysis assessment.
Five staff (2 female and 3 male) from the government audit offices of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the FSM State of Kosrae and Tonga gathered in Auckland this week to participate in the 3-day SoAQM workshop.
PASAI, in cooperation with the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) and with the support of senior staff from the Office of the Auditor-General of New Zealand and Audit New Zealand, has already helped 5 other audit offices work towards establishing fit-for-purpose systems of audit quality management over the last 2 years.
Fiji-based Program Director, Meresimani Vosawale-Katuba, is facilitating the training and said, “This second workshop will help the participants to develop a bespoke SoAQM action plan and policy for each audit office.
“All program participants have been involved in documenting their offices’ needs analysis and will be part of the team implementing an SoAQM,” she added.
Manager Methodology from Audit New Zealand, Stuart Cormack, joined a workshop session online to share insights from his experience in implementing a system of audit quality management.
PASAI acknowledges the support of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
PASAI Program Director, Meresimani Vosawale-Katuba (third from left), with SoAQM workshop participants
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Contact information:
Meresimani Vosawale-Katuba, Program Director PASAI
E: Meresimani.VosawaleKatuba@pasai.org P: +64 9 304 1275
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